The Panama Canal as seen from a cruise ship as it moves with other ships through the San Miguel lock, Panama Canal. Adobe Stock photo

US, China clash at UN meeting over Panama Canal 

By Lily Zhou Contributing Writer  Chinese and U.S. representatives clashed on Monday at a U.N. Security Council meeting over the Panama Canal amid an ongoing battle over control of the waterway

Letters to the Editor

Roger Ickes | Restore Sanity to Government

Kudos to Nuné Gipson’s Aug. 8 opinion piece. We citizens of Assembly District 40 should be aware of the dirty dealings going on under our noses. The supermajority Democrats were

Letters to the Editor

Lois Eisenberg | They’re Americans First

The sucide hotline for LGBTQ Americans is being discontinued by the Trump administration, which is (like) sending a message saying, “We don’t care whether you live or die.” The suicide

Commentary

Tom Purcell | The Root Cause of D.C. Crime

My friend and his wife, longtime residents of Washington, D.C., helped me understand one of the root causes of crime in the nation’s capital — truancy. “It starts there,” said

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone. Photo illustration by Oleksii Pydsosonnii.

Appeals court removes block on DOGE data access 

By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer  An appeals court has removed a block imposed on the Department of Government Efficiency accessing data within various federal departments.  In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday,

Letters to the Editor

Gary Curtis | Parental Rights, Cultural Impacts

Journalist Dan Hart reports that some legal experts and parental rights advocates say that California Assembly Bill 495, authored by San Fernando’s new Democrat Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez, could ironically threaten

Letters to the Editor

Bill Lyons | Consistent with the County Charter?

It’s apparent that the L.A. County supervisors feel that their charter is to solve the inconveniences of the county’s population. Landlords of certain rental homes are mandated to provide air-conditioning

Commentary by Michael Reagan

Michael Reagan | Ancient Art of Gerrymandering

Everyone gets what President Donald Trump is trying to do in Texas. He’s pushed the state’s Republicans to redraw the boundaries of its congressional districts now instead of at the